INTRODUCTION OF ELECTROPHILES TO THE ALPHA-POSITION OF ALPHA,BETA-UNSATURATED ALDEHYDES AND KETONES BY SEQUENTIAL CONJUGATE AMINOSILYLATION-ALKYLATION-DEAMINATION .121. STUDIES ON ORGANOSILICON CHEMISTRY
Silylamines add to alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes and ketones in 1,4-addition mode to generate amino-substituted silyl enol ethers without any catalysts. These easily isolable silyl enol ethers react with acetals and aldehydes in the presence of a Lewis acid to give alpha-alkoxyalkyl and alpha-hydroxyalkyl substituted alpha,beta-unsaturated carbonyl compounds, respectively, after deamination by treatment with silica gel.